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“Whenever I want to heal Israel,
    all I can see is Ephraim’s sin and Samaria’s wickedness.
        People cheat each other.
        They break into houses and steal.
        They rob people in the streets.
        They don’t realize that I remember
            all the evil things they’ve done.
                Now their sins surround them.
                    Their sins are in my presence.

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whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.(A)
They practice deceit,(B)
    thieves break into houses,(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;(D)
but they do not realize
    that I remember(E) all their evil deeds.(F)
Their sins engulf them;(G)
    they are always before me.

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